What are the rights of a cohabitant? John Lynch looks at the issue in this blog from Lynch Solicitors.

Rights of a Cohabitant: What Are Your Rights If You Are Living With A Partner?

  John Lynch looks the issue of rights of a cohabitant.  What are they and how do you classify as a cohabitant?  How long do you have to be living together to qualify as a cohabitant?  What do you need to do to prove that you are cohabiting?  And, what happens if the relationship ends?
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Cohabitation What Are Your Rights

Cohabitation: What are your rights?

What rights do couple living together have on a breakup or death. Can you do an agreement with the person you are living with.
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Partners and Children – Know Your Inheritance Rights

Partners and Children – Know Your Inheritance Rights Be it a father, mother, husband, wife, or partner, when a loved one passes on it is in your best interest to know your inheritance rights in advance, rather than trying to face the unknown at an emotional time in your life.  The inheritance rights of spouses,
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Marriage Breakdown

Modern Family & Cohabitation – What is a ‘cohabitant’ and do I qualify as one?

The Changing Nature of the Irish Family Earlier this decade, the law in Ireland finally began to catch up to an increasingly diverse Irish society and put in place some protections for unmarried partners to mirror those available for married partners. The last census showed that there were nearly 90,000 couples in Ireland describing themselves
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Living Together & Breakup

Breakup [soundcloud id=’203285838′] Family Law Spotlight: Recent Cases Right of Cohabitees – Breakup of Unmarried Couples A recent circuit court judgment awarded a woman about 10% of her former partner’s €26m fortune. Despite legislation on the rights of cohabitees being in force since 2011, this is one of the first headline cases of its kind in
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Same Sex Couples and Co-habitees – know where you stand!

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 1st April 2014   On Tipp FM Gillian O’ Mahony spoke to Seamus Martin about the rights of same sex couples. She also discusses the entitlements of heterosexual couples.  These are people who might be facing the end of a relationship after having lived together on a long term basis.
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Inheritance Rights – Your Will May Be Invalid!

To avoid future complications it is important to be aware of your inheritance rights and of the life events that will revoke your existing will. Inheritance Rights of Spouses When a person dies intestate (without a will) the law decides how their estate is divided. When it comes to the rights of spouses and children
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Marriage Breakdown

Prenuptial Agreements Interview – The Spin, Spin 103.8

  11th November 2013 As Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter, is considering the legal position of prenuptial agreements, today on The Spin, Spin 103.8, Gillian O’Mahony spoke to Lauren and Rory about the topic. Listen to the Show here… [soundcloud id=’166031995′]   For further advice or if you wish to discuss any other legal area please contact [email protected] or
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Inheritance Rights of Spouses, Civil Partners, Cohabitants and Children

Inheritance Rights of Spouses, Civil Partners, Cohabitants and Children  [soundcloud id=’165870553′] Download our Inheritance Rights of Spouses, Civil Partners, Cohabitants and Children notes  We live in a society with many different types of family units so today I will discuss inheritance rights that apply to different categories of people and family members.  The legal landscape
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Buying your Home in a Recession

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 14th May 2013 [soundcloud id=’166911797′]   Download our Buying Your Home in a Recession notes  What should people do before approaching a bank for a mortgage? When approaching the bank or lending institution with a view to looking for a mortgage, preparation is essential – it is extremely important to get
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Family Law Review – Maintenance

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 7th May 2013 Andrea Gleasure on Maintenance  [soundcloud id=’166913018′] Download our Family Law Review – Maintenance notes  During the month of April we discussed Family Law matters such as Cohabitants, Civil Partnership, Access, Maintenance and Guardianship, Separation and Divorce and ADR for family law disputes. This morning I will review Maintenance. Maintenance
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Cohabitants Gain Rights Without Walking Down the Aisle

The Civil Partnership Act came into effect on 1st January 2011.  The Act is two-fold as it provides for both the civil registration of same-sex partnerships and also the rights and duties of cohabiting couples whether same sex or opposite sex. Cohabitants can fall into a wide variety of categories, ranging from young couples living
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Family Law: Civil Partnerships, Access, Maintenance and Guardianship

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 9th April 2013 John M. Lynch on Family Law [soundcloud id=’166930573′] Download our Family Law: Civil Partnerships, Access, Maintenance and Guardianship notes    Civil Partnerships What changes have been brought about by the Civil Partnership Act? Last week Gillian O’Mahony spoke on the show about Cohabitants and the rights and duties
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Cohabitants

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 2nd April 2013 Gillian O’Mahony on Cohabitants [soundcloud id=’166930640′] Download our Cohabitants notes  This morning I will begin the first of our Family Law topics with Cohabitants. What is the Civil Partnership Act? The Civil Partnership Act came into effect on 1st January 2011.  The Act is two-fold as it provides for
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New Year’s Resolutions: Review your Family Options

During the post-holiday period we see an increase in separations and family law matters.  Before Christmas we advised separated and divorced parents on how best to make access arrangements for the Christmas period.  Today, as part of our New Year’s Resolutions series of blogs, I will discuss various elements of family law disputes, particularly the
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